{"id":232553,"date":"2026-03-05T13:22:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:22:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/?p=232553"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:22:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:22:24","slug":"desert-storm-buried-under-the-weight-of-reason-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angrymetalguy.com\/desert-storm-buried-under-the-weight-of-reason-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Storm – Buried Under the Weight of Reason Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"For nearly two decades, Desert Storm <\/strong>has stood at the cornerstone of England’s fuzz-drenched underground. One can imagine my surprise, then, to find that I claim the first review of their catalog here. The group’s maturation has been a process of trial and error, evolving from smoky, blues-soaked stoner and southern rock roots into a heftier, sludgy, doom-infused form. Despite the unevenness of the Oxford outfit’s earlier efforts\u2014Forked Tongues<\/em> and Horizontal Life<\/em>\u2014Desert Storm<\/strong>’s more recent output (specifically Sentinels<\/em> and Omens<\/em>) found that sweet spot where sludge, doom, and stoner rock collide. While 2023’s Death Rattle<\/em> saw these lads largely revisiting their old psychedelic ways, their seventh record, Buried Under the Weight of Reason<\/em>, reverses course with a Saharan surge of down-tuned, resonant grooves and explosive riff drops poised to shatter many a bong.<\/p>\n

As the opening notes of “Newfound Respect” hit, Buried Under the Weight of Reason<\/em> reveals itself as a blunter, more dynamic beast than its predecessors. The guitars have thickened into a sludge\/doom\/stoner hybrid of epic proportions, blending Boss Keloid<\/strong>-like phrasing (“Rot to Ruin,” “Newfound Respect”) with Baroness<\/strong>ian textures (“Twelve Seasons,” “Law Unto Myself”) and even the occasional djenty chug (“Cut Your Teeth,” “Rot to Ruin”). Huge, low-slung riffs drive Desert Storm<\/strong>’s definitive songwriting pattern. Songs lurch between stampeding verses and clean, crestfallen bridges, often featuring playful bass flourishes and blues refrains. Elliot Cole’s drums hit with massive, tom-forward authority. Each booming strike fuses with new bassist Andrew Keyzor (ex-Beard of Zeuss<\/strong>), carving deep pockets on tracks like “Woodsman” and “Shamanic Echoes.” By the time the first few tracks roll by, it’s obvious that Buried Under the Weight of Reason<\/em> finds Desert Storm <\/strong>operating squarely in their wheelhouse.<\/p>\n